Hello CoG, this is my first time breaking into actually writing one of these games. I expect things to be a little rough, but I’ve promised myself that I’m actually going to follow through with this- or at least give an effort to. I started this project during July 2024, but since then have been distracted by university and work. Now, a degree later, I want to see this through to the end.
Currently the demo is about 42k words, and I plan on updating every month or so, though as things change in my life this pace may increase or decrease.
Synopsis:
For as long as humans have existed, they have fought. From stones to swords, from bows to muskets, conflict has been the one constant throughout history. Millions have gone through the terrible thing that is war, and now it is your turn.
You play the part of a colonial soldier who has been thrust into a war that is not your own. Will you rise up and fight for the glory of your home country, or will you be just another casualty of yet another senseless conflict?
So far liking what im seeing i have noticedna few things one of which is minor typo type of thing when i replay later on will try to make note of it to pass onto you.
There have however been a few spots that feel off when conversations reference the fighting going on with the lyresseans? Pretty sure butchering there name lol in any case the text around them makes it seem at least to my tired brain that the fighting for them is going bad… but it makes it seem we might go to those areas to help the karmons fight them as if the fighting is going bad for us? So kinda doesnt make sense for me at this point lol unless they are allys eho arr having a tough go of it?
In any case will continue to play and looking forward to seeing how things progress.
What time period is this set in, I originally thought it was going to be like the 1700s-1800s since you said the MC is a colonial soldier and those years are the only ones you normally see when people write gunpowder era stories, but I get more of a world war 1 and 2 vibe going into the story reading the last bits of the lore drop with the ships refueling, also is the IKN Doubtless part supposed to be a USS Maine incident reference or simply a coincidence
`Early 1900s-ish. I don’t believe I know nearly enough about 18th and 19th century warfare, plus the Infinity Series has already got that sewn up. As for the Dauntless, yes! It is a reference to the Maine.
I suggest adding some suggested first and last names which the player can choose from, I tried my best but couldn’t grasp exactly what culture Hydan is inspired from and therefore fount it difficult to choose a name for my MC
Also why did the MC get promoted to lance corporal, they didn’t do anything to deserve it, their not even combat or leadership tested since they just got out of training and wasn’t even the leader of their squad in training
This is because most veteran soldiers have already been promoted or put in other positions at this point. To be honest, the reference for that scene was a quote from They Shall not Grow Old where one of the interviewees was told “you’re going to be a corporal” just before he left England for France. There’s no time to run the longer training, you’re just being sent.
While this is normally true, there are also exceptions to this rule! If there is a lack of higher ranking officers, Lieutenant Colonels can and have led brigades, with the most famous example being Teddy Roosevelt who led a brigade after the Battle of San Juan.
